No charged following the raids in Colfontaine

Neither the former mayor of Colfontaine, Patrick Piérart (PS), or members of the college have not been subject to any charge after the raids conducted Friday at the home of Mr. Piérart and several administrative buildings in the town, said the prosecutor's office in Mons. The operation, mandated by the magistrate Pierre Pilette, had mobilized some fifty men. It took place in the context of a complaint filed on October 23, 2007 by the Receiver communal against former maïeur, led to the resignation a few days earlier by other elected officials of the Socialist majority. He has also been heard on Thursday. During searches of administrative services Arcole Bridge, investigators of the Federal Police were particularly interested in the markets for telephony, notes hospitality to the park and markets computer promotions passed through the town, they are real estate or not. In the commune of Wasmes, police have reserved their attention to computer and communication services, and to the secretariat of the former mayor. In both cases, the agents allegedly copied hard drives and confiscated documents